7.2% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 7.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
North Arm Cove · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in North Arm Cove
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in North Arm Cove than in years past. Only 42.7% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This shift is reflected in a high unemployment rate of 7.2%, which is a little above the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 52.6%, which is well below both the state and national figures. Only 42.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate much lower than most similar areas.
42.7% ▲ +17.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.6% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 18.6%, followed by construction at 14.9% and manufacturing at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and clerical workers are the most common roles, each making up 18% of the workforce. Technicians and trades follow closely at 17%, with professionals at 15.5%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in North Arm Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12989/north-arm-cove/topic/employment